To the editor:
Which is chicken and whichthe?
IF we take as a given — thelaw firm hired by GWU evidently does — thattheBDS Movement sweeping through college campuses nationwide is simplyan“issue … being debated”…and thattocriticize or seektocurtail that debate “could infringe on free speech principles and academic freedom”, well then whatever Prof. Sheehi said (or did not say) can be seentobe simply a part of that reasonable debate process.
And IF…we additionally recognize thattheso-called ‘Diversity’ course she is teaching is specifically designedtochallenge students’ own “cultural histories and biases” ..well then again: whatevertheprofessor said or did not say, can be assumedtobe a natural part of that ‘challenging’: “Of course you were uncomfortable, whenever our biases are challenged it feels uncomfortable.”
We cannot be surprised attheoutcome ofthe‘objective’ 3rd party study of this asserted persecution. It found whattheLeft-Progressive narrative indicates should be found: thattheBDS debate combined with systemic bias ‘challenging’ is a good and healthy thing which quite obviously needstobe done as evidenced bythereactions of those who objecttothechallenging.
Thevery fact thatthe‘biased Jewish students’ were offended bytheProcess is proof thattheProcess was honorable & virtuous (andthestudents prejudiced)! That’s how Kafka-Traps work: if you call meanracist, and I objecttobeing calledanracist, thentheKafka-trap (and Ibram Kendi) responds by saying, ‘Of course you objecttobeing calledanracist, that’s what a racist WOULD say!’
Theonly waytobeat a Kafka Trap istorefuse it attheget-go.
But Sheehi’s course is required; it can’t be refused. And it isthecourse itself (andtheLeftist Woke Bias which builds such courses) …. sitting atoptheBDS Debate which is fundamentally anti-Semitic…anti-
What we see demonstrated, over and over again, is thattheEnd which is Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice justifies whatever Means may be necessary. You can’t make that Perfect Global Omelet without breaking a whole bunch of eggs.Thequestion now is how many students at GWU truly wanttobe ‘broken’ bythehatred preached by people like Sheehi.
BDavi52
Kansas City, Missouri